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Issue #5
Insomnia
Agenda: InsomniaSectionMeeting
MinneapolisConventionCenter
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 (5:15pm–6:15pm)
I.
Call toOrder
• Dr. Conroy
(Chair)
II.
General Business –
(5minutes)
• Introductionof 2013-2014 InsomniaSectionSteeringCommittee
• Call forVolunteers: 2014-2015 InsomniaSteeringCommittee
III.
Clinical PracticeGuideline Suggestions –
(5minutes)
IV.
Section InvestigatorAwardPresentation–
(15minutes)
•
ARandomizedControlledTrial ofMindfulnessMeditation forChronic
Insomnia: Long-TermOutcomes
–– JasonOng, PhD–RushUniversityMedicalCenter
V.
OtherBusiness/Discussion
• Running an InsomniaPractice–
(20minutes)
–– Drs. Zarrouf andChen
a. Best billingpractices
b. How theACA affects our patients
c. Guidingpatients through self-help for insomnia
• OpenDiscussion–
(15minutes)
VI.
Adjournment
SteeringCommittee
Profiles
DeirdreConroy, PhD
(Chair)
Dr. Conroy obtained her PhD in
Psychology fromCityUniversity
of NewYork. She completed her
clinical training in sleep disorders
medicineat NewYorkMethodist
Hospital andColumbiaPresbyterian
Medical Center. She then completed
a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship at
theUniversity of MichiganAddiction
ResearchCenter. Dr. Conroy is a
licensed clinical psychologist who
is board certified inClinical Sleep
Disorders by theAmericanBoard
of SleepMedicine, inBehavioral
SleepMedicine by theAmerican
Academy of SleepMedicine, and
in cognitivebehavioral therapy by
theAmericanBoard of Professional
Psychology. At theUniversity of
Michigan, she is aClinical Associate
Professor andClinical Director of the
Behavioral SleepMedicineClinic.
She is interested in the role of sleep
disturbance in the evaluation and
treatment of psychiatric disorders,
such as in substance use disorders
and depression.
ZhaomingChen, MD, PhD
(ViceChair)
Dr. ChenattendedShanghai Jiaotong
UniversitySchool of Medicine. He
thenwent toDrexel University for his
neurosciencePhD and theUniversity
SteeringCommitteeProfiles
Continued>>
Incorporatingan InsomniaTreatmentProgram intoyourClinical
Practice
Busy sleepprofessionals oftendon’t have the timeor resources tomanage insomnia
patients theway theywould like. Given the limited availabilityof behavioral sleepmedicine
specialists,many clinics donot have the luxuryof referringpatients for these services. In
thisnewsletter,we identify someof the advantages anddisadvantages that sleepmedicine
specialistsmay encounterwhen attempting to incorporate this service into their practice.We
hope thatmore clinicianswill consider addressing insomnia in their practice, as adequately
addressing insomnia earlymay reduce the riskof psychiatricdisorders in the future (Breslau
et al. 1996; Johnson et al. 2006; Roberts andDuong2013; Pigeon et al. 2012).
2013–2014
CHAIR
DeirdreConroy, PhD
VICE-CHAIR
ZhaomingChen,MD, PhD
MEMBERS
MaryRose, PsyD
RebeccaQ. Scott, PhD
FahdA. Zarrouf,MD
